Blasthof Bridge: Electoral (Prussian) Generals

At long last I completed some commanders to add them to the electoral Order of Battle.

The Commander in Chief: a Foundry figure painted as Ferdinand von Braunschweig (click pictures to enlarge):

Ferdinand von Braunschweig (Foundry figure)

His ADC, the Flügeladjudant der Kavallerie. He might also act as commander of the electoral cavalry:

Flügeladjudant der Kavallerie (Foundry figure)

These two miniatures are identical to the painting in Osprey's Men-at-Arms Series No. 248 "Frederick the Great's Army 3 - Specialist Troops", Plate B, p. 26, which shows Ferdinand in the uniform of his own regiment (IR 5).

The Foundry figure even has the ribbon and breast star of the Order of the Garter (bestowed upon him after the Battle of Minden) sculpted! The only difference being, that the model wears the ribbon below the coat and not above.

Osprey painting and Foundry figures

Finally, Johann Dietrich von Hülsen, wearing the uniform of his own regiment, IR 21. Also a Foundry figure (complete with the buttonhole tassels which are typical for the officersof IR 21!) but with a mini-conversion: I promoted him to Generalmajor by stealing some woolen thread from my wife and modelling him a feathered hat-edge:

Generalmajor Johann Dietrich von Hülsen (Foundry figure)

Here they are all together:

GM v. Hülsen, Ferdinand von Braunschweig, Flügeladjudant

Little Conversions: Prussian Regimental Commanders

Necessity is the mother of invention. With 12 musketeers already painted, I was looking for a suitable regimental commander.

As shown in the picture below, the coats of IR 3 Anhalt had no lapels and two rows of buttons, officers 12 gilt buttons on each side.  A Foundry Prussian Officer came close, but - besides being already fully painted as Johann Diedrich von Hülsen - had tassels instead of buttons.

Regimantal Commander of IR 3 Anhalt
(Russian General, Foundry, pack SYWR031)

Time to expand the skill set and to learn how to use Greenstuff, which I have never used so far.

I took a Russian General from Foundry (pack SYWR031) and gave him the prussian Ringkragen (gorget) and the necessary buttons. The left side of his coat had none and the right side too few. Fiddly stuff! But I prevailed and am quite happy with the result:

Russian General with added prussian gorget and buttons to coat and cuffs.

I also added a sword to a Front Rank Prussian Officer, intended to be the commander of IR 9 Quadt. Originally, he just points with his finger. Not appropriate when leading your men in to battle, I think.

Front Rank Prussian Officer with sword added

Blasthof Bridge: Imperial (Austrian) Generals

I already painted an Austrian Feldmarschall-Lieutenant who will act as the Imperial Commander-in-Chief for the Blasthof scenario. He still needs an ADC and the cavalry can also use another officer.

Therefore, I added two mounted General-Feldwachtmeister from the Crusader Miniatures Austrian Generals pack. The one waving his hat will be the ADC (click picture to enlarge):

ADC: Austrian General-Feldwachtmeister, Crusader Miniatures

The one with the hand outstretched, I converted and gave him a sword:

Cavalry Commander: General-Feldwachtmeister, Crusader Miniatures

The CiC in the center - the Feldmarschall-Lieutenant - is a Front Rank Figure:

Left to Right: Cavalry Commander, CiC, ADC

A view from the side, together with the Regimental Commander (Obrist-Kommandant) of Regiment Kaiser, Nr. 1:

Left to Right: Regimental Cdr, ADC, Cavalry Commander, CiC